Ceilidh in the City welcomes Fiddlers’ Sons

Ceilidh in the City will return for the season today at 7:30 p.m.

Organizers have called in Fiddlers’ Sons with Keelin Wedge to help celebrate the return of the popular summer concert series, as well as the official launch of their new location, the Jack Blanchard Family Centre, Charlottetown. Now in its seventh season, Ceilidh in the City has become a popular destination for Islanders and visitors as it showcases Island talent. “We figured with the new location we needed to kick things off in true Island style with one of the most celebrated Island bands, Fiddlers’ Sons with Keelin Wedge,” says Docherty, co-founder of the show.

The band has been bringing music to audiences for the past 20 years, and this summer its celebrating with the release of “Best of 20 Years”, a compilation CD of music this awardwinning group has recorded over the past two decades. Long-time and founding band mates Eddy Quinn and John Webster are known for their lively performances and carefully crafted songs about life in P.E.I’s farming and fishing communities.

With the addition of Wedge, a multi-instrumentalist, this group is raised to another level of musicianship, a news release states.

Along with Docherty, the ceilidh hosts include Knox, Peter Burke and Heartz Godkin. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There will be a full canteen service operated by the catering staff, as well as a 50/50 draw, which will support P.E.I. charities.

For additional information, call Kendall Docherty, 902-5691133, or Brian Knox, 902-5693327 or follow along online at facebook.com/CeilidhInTheCity.